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About Bami Village

Bami is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 392 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bami Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bami village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 348.94 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 392
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bami compares

By the 2011 count Bami is the 78th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 348.94 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bami

Bami is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bami as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bami from other places

Bami lies about 35 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 69 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bami
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 8.7 km
Nearest town Kawardha 28 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 35 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 69 km

Villages closest to Bami

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bami

As per the Census of India 2011, Bami village had a population of 757. That makes it the 78th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Bami village has 392 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bami has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bami is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bami covers 348.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bami falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bami is Rasmara, about 69 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bami.

Bami is about 35 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bami is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 8.7 km away. Kawardha is about 28 km away. Kabeerdham is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kejadah (under 2 km), Bhainsbod (2.2 km) and Koylari (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bami today is likely to be higher.

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